subversive

Example Sentences

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I think “Animal House” was also subtly subversive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

In 2015, he transformed the dilapidated Tropicana lido in Weston-super-Mare, which he had visited as a child, into the subversive tourist attraction Dismaland.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Just for a moment, I wanted to join the badass gang that made subversive movies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

As Emerald Fennell’s film adaptation sparks a sell-out frenzy for “Wuthering Heights,” six authors discuss the enduring and subversive legacy of Emily Brontë’s gothic masterpiece.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

For a long time there had been rumours—circulated, he had reason to think, by some malignant enemy—that there was something subversive and even revolutionary in the outlook of himself and his colleagues.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell